APPLY TO JOIN THE PLAYWRIGHTS COHORT TODAY!

Application to this program is for Philadelphia-based emerging playwrights who are not enrolled as a student in an educational program, and who are committed to seeking the tools and resources important for taking control and gaining agency in all aspects of their career as a playwright navigating the theatre industry.

The deadline to apply is April 4th, 2023. Applicants will be notified by mid-April.

In order to apply you must meet the following criteria:

1. Are not currently enrolled as a student in an education program (i.e. university, grad school, etc…)

2. Have had no more than two full professional productions of your plays at professional theater companies. (We define full productions as having more than one performance, and having production elements such as costume design, set design, etc…)

3. Must be based in Philadelphia. The parameters for this are broad and include writers who were born or/and raised in Philly, were educated there, or who at any time had an address within a thirty-mile radius of the city.

4. Commit to participating in at least 10 out of 12 sessions. Individual session times will be TBA from May 2023 – May 2024.

Please Note: We want to encourage application to this cohort to playwrights who have historically been underrepresented – BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities. We recognize that there are groups who have been historically marginalized and underrepresented in the American theater. As a part of our core values, we “strive to remove all inequitable barriers that prevent people from fully engaging in the process.”